Journals and Conferences

There is increasing evidence that IL-6 plays an important role in the pathophysiology of acute pancreatitis via its broad proinflammatory actions. To identify the local biosynthetic site for IL-6 in… (More)

INTRODUCTION
Ws/Ws rats have a small deletion of the c-kit gene and are deficient in both mucosal-type mast cells and connective tissue-type mast cells.
AIM
To investigate the role of pancreatic… (More)

A 37-year-old man was admitted to our hospital because of toxic shock-like syndrome (TSLS) induced by Streptococcus pyogenes. After the pathogenic bacteria had been eradicated, serious diarrhoea… (More)

Pancreatic periacinar myofibroblasts are considered to be therapeutic targets for the suppression of acute pancreatitis. To elucidate the mechanisms mediating the therapeutic actions of somatostatin… (More)

Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) are the proteases involved in the degradation of the extracellular matrix. MMP-1 is thought to be one of the key enzymes in fibrolysis, a process closely related to… (More)